• Situated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint-Honorat, about a league from the coast of Provence, in the Department of the Maritime Alps, now included in the Diocese of Nice, formerly in that of Grasse or of Antibes

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Lérins, Abbey of — ▪ monastery, France Cistercian monastery, originally founded about 410 by St. Honoratus of Arles on a Mediterranean island opposite Cannes (now in France). It flourished in the 5th century, when it was a centre of intellectual activity.… … Universalium

Abbey of Lerins — Abbey of Lérins † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Lérins Situated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint Honorat, about a league from the coast of Provence, in the Department of the Maritime Alps, now included in… … Catholic encyclopedia

Abbey of Luxeuil — Abbey of Luxeuil † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Luxeuil Situated in the Department of Haute Saône in Franche Comté, in the Diocese of Besançon. It was founded in 585 by the great Irish monk, St. Columbanus, on the ruins of the… … Catholic encyclopedia

Abbey of Saint Victor, Marseille — For the abbey near Paris see St. Victor s Abbey, Paris St. Victor s Abbey, Marseille, was a late Roman monastic foundation in Marseille in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr, Saint Victor.In about 415, John… … Wikipedia

List of Cistercian abbeys in France — The following is a list of Cistercian abbeys in France. It includes current and former Cistercian abbeys on the current territory of France, for both monks and nuns.These abbeys have belonged, at different times, to various congregations or… … Wikipedia

Sénanque Abbey — (Occitan: abadiá de Senhanca , French: Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque ) is a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France.First foundationIt was founded in 1148 under the patronage of Alfant,… … Wikipedia